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Erguitaia

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Taxonomy
Erguitaia was named by Cappetta (1989). Its type is Rhynchobatus arganiae.

It was assigned to Rajiformes by Case et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Erguitaia Cappetta p. 18
2001Erguitaia Case et al. p. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
genusErguitaia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Erguitaia Cappetta 1989
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Erguitaia arganiae Arambourg 1952
Erguitaia misrensis Cappetta 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Syria E. sp. (117853 117854 117855 117857)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt E. misrensis (275565)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco E. arganiae (214826)